Monday, November 19, 2012

Mikah's Birthday Story

There was a little conflict on the candle-blowing part because Kuya wanted it to be him... he had a hard time grappling with the gifts and attention bestowed upon his younger brother the whole weekend (last, last weekend) but was loving enough to not really throw full-blown tantrums. Sometimes, there'd be a tear shed here or there but he patiently waited for his turn and allowed his brother what's due him.

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Up in
the heavens where big angels sang and little angels played, a small angel boy was
jumping from cloud to cloud with his other angel friends. And then, he senses
someone calling for him and he turns, but there was no one there.

Another
day, this little angel was hopping and tumbling about when he felt like he was
being called again. Sometimes, when he sleeps, he dreams his name being
repeated by beings he didn’t know... so he decided to tell a Big Angel about
it.

“Your
family is ready for you, little one,” said Big Angel.

The little angel didn’t understand
what Big Angel meant, but, that night, when he went to sleep... he fell into
dreamland and stayed there. Ten moons waxed and waned as he rocked in a little
boat. At the end of that time a beautiful rainbow bridge stretched from heaven
to earth. Over it, the little angel travelled and slid as a tiny baby into his
mother and father’s waiting arms.... and they named him Yannis Mikah, because his parents believed another healthy
child was a great gift from God.

From the first moment, his parents
loved him, but as he wailed in his mother’s arms, it was a little boy’s voice
that he heard. It said to him, “It’s okay Yamnyoy, Mommy’s here.” To his
surprise, there was a bigger boy waiting with his parents to love and care for
him. And Mikah was glad.

Mikah was born just before his
grandmother’s birthday, so there was a party with family immediately after his
birth. He looked so much like his maternal grandfather though that he was declared
as his FAVORITE.

Apart from the initial late night
crying, wherein his chin would quiver in a very cute way, Mikah was a rather
easy baby and fell asleep for long periods at night. He used to be a very noisy
sleeper though.Mikah grew bigger and
stronger as the days went by, and Kuya Iakob couldn’t wait to be able to play
with him. When he was big enough, Kuya would help him roll on is tummy so he
could watch Mikah wriggle like a caterpillar.

Mikah was ever excited about food and
had a great appetite. He also liked toy cars a lot. But at his first birthday
party, it was decided that he’ll come as a bee instead to symbolize all the
things he will accomplish because he will never know he shouldn’t be doing
them.

Mikah
grew up more and more, his limbs getting surer until he was also climbing
stairs and jumping off steps. He liked babbling “a-ti-ti-ti-ti” at the start
but would end his second year of life imitating Mommy and Kuya as they sound
their letters. He liked drawing and painting and doodling and would go berserk
for Oreos. He loves books and being read to from someone’s lap. He always forgot
to put on slippers and preferred sitting on the ground and which is why, when
they brought him to the beach just before his second birthday, he had great fun
in the sand.

And now,
Mikah turns two and we are happy that he has grown big and strong, happy and
healthy, loving and smart and the sweetest boy there is. We wish Mikah many
days of fun and play, good friends and learning... and the gift of right speech
and great health.

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